ARTIST BIO

A patchwork of various-sized rectangles, each size with its own knot, in light gray on black. Overlaid with white Japanese lace paper with circular patterns of dots, and overpainted on that with pearl watercolors corresponding to each block size. Main block is overpainted with copper outside fading into a purple circle, with a tiny round gold spot in the middle.

Cute lil piggy, pink skin and white and brown fluff, with a darkish blue halo on travertine.

*see Coyote Breath. Stylized green stag, exhaling curls of steam.

Green mottled oil background, metallic pearl and copper knotwork star adorned with tiny heart milagros on small gray ribbons.

A russet brown jackalope with white chest, bottom of feet, inside of ears and tail. Black-tipped antlers and ears.

Board painted with a knotted bluebird feather. Bottom of board has multiple metal eyes with a string through them and found metal objects hanging on it.

The second round of blooming ball cacti, green intertwined lines with spined ends and blue and magenta flower on orange ink background. 18 x 18.

Front view of barn owl in flight, roughly painted on slate.

mixed media piece on sheer cloth with stitched knotted Zia-style sun behind a running roadrunner, with real feather tail and drawn legs.

On navy blue cotton, a metallic black embroidered raven in flight, carrying a few bead stars remaining in his beak, other beads dot the sky around him. Interference green knotwork moon in background.

Knotwork embroidered swan on sheer fabric, framed 13" x 18"

Semi-realistic acrylic painting of night-blooming cactus with abstract painted paper flowers attached, spiral centers and key patterns where the petals would be, and magenta-backed green remnants of protective buds.

Green knotwork with raised copper colored outlining, green knots with contrasting purple and orange dotting.

Mixed media piece, white lino-stamped gauze "leaves" of a prickly pear in a variety of happy bright colors, each leaf beaded along the edge with contrasting glass beads. Black and gray acrylic background, adaptation of the Zia sun symbol to pearl-white moon with a halo of stars.

Raised black outlines the linework of a metallic green doe, with lighter green knots to fill in a half-circle shape.

The one, the original! This is Coyote Breath. He's painted in light turquoise on an ultramarine blue background on small piece of board. He's tricksy, showed up when I was trying to draw something else entirely. But he's my friend, and a good inspiration.

Repeated triangular fawn border with white-spotted brown fawns and grass-green knots on a yellow background, on a roofing beam.

Knotted live oak painted on gentle watercolor-wash-look background on raw wood. Individual leaves.

Blue knots painted with clear glass acrylic topped by a knotted doe arch, 24" x 48"

Square cross knot on black background, covered with thin spiral patterened paper, 48" x 60"

Three layers of painted, cut, and pasted sheer cloth on canvas board, 12" x 12"

Paper, cloth, thread, string, acrylic paint, (I forget, 18" x 20"?)

the one that started it all, the original knotwork blooming ball cacti with pink flowers, 24" x 48".

Wood board with archangel ram for my darling nephew. Text reads Heaven is only as far away as Love.

Knot sun with knot rays setting over knot hills, (10" x 24", don't quite remember the size)

Desert landscape made of knots, (really don't recall, (12" x 24")?

Knotwork saguaro blossom and buds, seen from above, 18" x 24"

Paper and crochet christmas cactus, even in a little pot. Probably about 16" x 16" x 16"

A second take on the blooming ball cacti series, 18" x 18"

Coyote Breath. He's my favorite symbol. Blue on blue stylized coyote huffing into cool air, about 4" x 5".